Interdisciplinary Studies, Human-Centered AI Concentration, B.A.

The UNC Charlotte College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences (CHESS) offers a
Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in Human-Centered AI.
This program teaches students how to critically engage with, apply, and evaluate artificial
intelligence systems while centering the essential human skills of critical thinking, decision
making, and collaboration. Utilizing a humanities, earth, and social science lens, students will
critique, evaluate, analyze, and develop strategies for both responsibly applying AI to solve
contemporary problems and critically addressing the major societal and ethical issues posed by
artificial intelligence in academic, professional, and civic life.
This program places the human experience, ethics, society, and history at the heart of AI study
and application. Its unique focus is on preparing students by first ensuring they possess the
foundational skills of a Humanities and Social Sciences education: critical thinking, collaboration,
storytelling, rhetoric, writing, and philosophy; essential human abilities necessary for success
beyond the University. Additionally, the curriculum equips students with the necessary AI literacy.